Kentik Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) Review
Recently we reviewed Kentik Detect, a very customizable, flexible and scalable cloud based NetFlow collector. Today we’ll be reviewing Kentik’s Network Performance Monitor (NPM) solution, which offers a new host monitoring agent in conjunction with Kentik Detect and gives users an even deeper level of network visibility. What is Network Performance Monitoring (NPM)? Kentik’s NPM solution […]
The 4 Steps to pass Cisco Certification Exams
To give yourself the best chance of passing Cisco Certification Exams, all you need is: Study material Study tools Learning technique(s) Time With these four things on your side you’re putting yourself in the best position to pass the exam. Let me elaborate on each of these points and why I feel they’re so important. Study Material I know […]
Kentik Detect Review
If you work in the I.T industry chances are you have previously (and possibly still do work) in an environment that has limited visibility of what is happening on the network. For example, a lot of engineers would struggle to tell you which applications on their network are consuming the most bandwidth. They might also […]
HSRP : the definitive guide
Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) is a Cisco proprietary default gateway redundancy protocol. If the primary gateway fails, HSRP automatically redirects hosts to the the backup gateway. HSRP has been covered in few RouterFreak’s articles such as: Comparing HSRP vs VRRP How to configure HSRP on a Cisco router First Hop Redundancy Protocols for CCNA To avoid […]